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The Pudding: Aaron Williams gets personal with data visualization

by Ella Witt

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Adam Davidson talks Mastodon, @Journa.Host, and content moderation

by Sydney Steinberg

You

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How Laura Morel is helping to uncover the truth behind anti-abortion pregnancy centers

by Emma Katko

Women

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Journalist Lindsey Metrus shares her journey with generalized anxiety disorder

by Gianna Mastrion

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Behind the scenes Interviews

How the New York Times visualized the mental struggles Olympians face against fear

by lauren thomas

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Beyond hashtags: A behind the scenes look at ByHolguin

by Antonia Sousa

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Santiago Arau Pontones’ bird’s eye view: On evoking Mexico’s femicides and the art of emotion

by ana sanchez

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Influencer marketing 101: Collaborations, seamless product placement, and authentic narrative

by Paige Keeler

Have

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Insights

Liza Donnelly on the power of cartoons

by Julia Laquerre

People

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Behind the scenes

Michala Sabnani: The media executive behind Equanimity Podcast and the innovations of South China Morning Post’s Morning Studio

by Riana mahtani

Michala

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From radio to TikTok, WBZ News’ Matt Shearer is redefining local news

by Eamonn Ryan

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How the duo behind @twotastebuddiez uses social media to connect with their followers and offer them a seat at the dinner table

by Gigi Barnett

Big

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Insights

Data journalism? You can do it.

by Rahul Bhargava

Data

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Research

Digital Storytelling to Support Connective Journalism

by Rahul Bhargava

Journalism

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Reinventing Local TV News

Interested in doing graduate work in video innovation? Apply now for a Video Innovation Scholarship in Fall 2023!

by Mike Beaudet

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Climate Journalism Lab

How Felippe Rodrigues at New Zealand’s Stuff brought to life a chart of Earth’s changing temperature

by Emma Magioncalda

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How the Marshall Project dug into the FBI’s new crime statistics collection program

by Bridget Bost

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Behind the scenes Interviews

The art of fear: How the YouTube channel ‘Spikima Movies’ made film analysis its own cinematic experience

by Jessica Wax

Still from Hereditary: What the script teaches us

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Behind the scenes

Breaking down “The Big Bang Theory,” Chinese censorship, and data journalism with Manyun Zou

by Miska Salemann

Growing

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Climate Journalism Lab

Scrollytelling innovation: New York Times journalists on climate change, visualization, and intense teamwork

by Annetta Stogniew

As

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Vox Atlas: Producer Sam Ellis on his distinctive map animations

by Zoe Baumgartner

If

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How Vox and the Pudding used data to follow what happens after TikTok songs go viral

by Lucy Gavin

If

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How the Marshall Project presented the thriving underground economy behind bars

by Matteo Farah

Beth

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Founder of The Pudding and Polygraph, Matt Daniels, on the shift in content consumption and digital storytelling

by Pasit Lerkkumsup

Consumer

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Behind the scenes Interviews

From the frontlines of the meme war: Taraneh Azar pioneers new forms of internet reporting

by Jacob Barrett

Everyone

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Behind the scenes

A stunning multimedia lens on mass incarceration and its aftermath: The story behind “Facing Life”

by Stella Westlake

After

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Behind the scenes

How Marco Hernandez visualized humanity’s plastic waste problem — and changed the way we think about pollution

by Laurel Booth

Around

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Behind the scenes

USA TODAY’s coverage of the 2022 midterms and polarized language on Twitter

by Casey Cormier

How

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Insights

Vox’s Emily Stewart on the necessity of financial literacy: ‘Money is the most important thing’

by Sarah Barber

The

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Behind the scenes Insights

How The Washington Post’s Angel Mendoza uses Reddit to seek out new audiences

by Matt Yan

When

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Insights

Storytelling + STEM!: Northeastern’s new Master of Science (M.S.) in Media Innovation & Data Communication

by John Wihbey

For

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Insights

Mapping disinformation and igniting insight with Media Cloud’s Emily Boardman Ndulue

by Danica Jefferies

Editor’s

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How to

Finding Embedded Tweets in Online News with Python

by Rahul Bhargava and Dina Zemlyanker

Seeing

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Data Journalism in R How to Insights

Update: How to geocode a CSV of addresses in R

by Martin Frigaard

This

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Insights

The power of play: Why journalists should warm up to newsgames

by Cody Mello-Klein

For

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Research

Nine projects that came out of Northeastern’s Media Innovation program this year

by Aleszu Bajak

Before

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Interviews

Upworthy’s Eli Pariser: “I’m the proudest when our stories change the way people see the world”

by Felippe Rodrigues

Eli

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Insights

Why understanding what it truly means to be digital is critical for long-term success

by David Skok

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Research

Six data stories about Boston from Northeastern’s Urban Tensions hackathon

by Rowan Walrath

All

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Insights

Digital transformation means focusing on readers, not platforms.

by David Skok

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Insights SXSW

SXSW: From prototyping to editing, VR tips from the filmmakers

by Felippe Rodrigues and Rachel Grozanick

Storybench flew

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Interviews SXSW

Meet the Swedish newspaper editor who put an algorithm in charge of his homepage

by Felippe Rodrigues

About

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Behind the scenes

How the L.A. Times mapped new buildings near freeways to highlight health risks

by Aleszu Bajak

More

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Behind the scenes

How the Wall Street Journal visualized the 500+ conflicts of interest of The Trumps

by Yan Wu

The

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Insights

Using data from books to measure cultural evolution: A primer on Google’s Ngram viewer

by Julianna Longo

Books

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Insights Research

One computer scientist’s strategies for improving network visualizations

by Yan Wu

We

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Insights

Games journalism: How to turn your passion into a writing career

by Cody Mello-Klein

A

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Behind the scenes Climate Journalism Lab

How a New York Times graphics editor designed “Greenland is Melting Away”

by Isabelle Truong

At

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Insights Research

Accelerating knowledge: Four takeaways from an IBM data visualization expert

by Felippe Rodrigues

Northeastern

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Insights

Using animation to protect sources while telling true stories of gay life in China

by Yan Wu

The

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Insights Research

Tips on data visualization from the Broad Institute’s Bang Wong

by Aleszu Bajak

Last

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Interviews

The importance of listening to your audience

by Lauren Landry

When

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Insights Research

How Northeastern design students are reimagining public transportation and the experience of “waiting”

by Aleszu Bajak

Could

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Roundups

Five chatbots created by newsrooms in 2016 that we liked

by Maria Crosas

In

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Behind the scenes Research

Using data and design to compare corruption and transparency across 50 U.S. states

by Aleszu Bajak

With

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Interviews

How the NYT’s John Herrman pulled back the curtain on fake news

by Andy Robinson

John

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Behind the scenes

How Tim Meko visualized America’s vast web of pipelines, railroads, electricity and more.

by Aleszu Bajak

Tim

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Roundups

Contextualizing the Dakota Access Pipeline: A roundup of visualizations

by Aleszu Bajak

Since

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Insights Interviews

Upworthy’s Amy O’Leary on the art and data science of engaging readers

by Dina Kraft

Amy

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Behind the scenes

How the Guardian used pixel art mini Trumps, Bernies and other candidates to display election results

by Aleszu Bajak

During

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Behind the scenes

How the Wall Street Journal visualized the issues that split the Republican vote

by Aleszu Bajak

To help

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Behind the scenes

How a small data design company visualized the world’s scientific collaborations

by Sage Wesenberg

Cuban

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Insights

A dummy’s guide to mapping Daesh

by Dietmar Offenhuber

Dietmar

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Insights Research

Understanding what makes a visualization memorable

by John Wihbey

John

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How to

How to learn responsive web design by coding your own story

by Aleszu Bajak

Say

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Tools

How newspaper stories went viral in the 19th century

by Aleszu Bajak

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